Suburb in Roper Gulf

Wugularr, NT

Wugularr had a population of 542 at the 2021 Census (+2.1% since 2016). Median age 27.0. Median weekly household income $1,333. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wugularr at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wugularr's population grew by 2.1% to 542, in step with Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 27.0, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 17.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.1%.

79.5% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 0.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 5.7% of homes (18.1% across Northern Territory). The 2021 Census counted 88 households.

The median household earns $1,333 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

0.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 95.4% use a language other than English at home. 30.5% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wugularr beside NT and Australia.

MeasureWugularrNTAustralia
Population542232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.1%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age27.033.238.2
Households8870,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments5.7%18.1%14.3%
Renting79.5%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,333$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$64$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas0.7%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home95.4%36.1%23.6%
No religion30.5%43.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+2.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5122011
  2. 5312016
  3. 5422021

Age

Median age 27.0, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Wugularr Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Wugularr and Northern Territory
0–917.3%
10–1918.8%
20–2919.6%
30–3914.9%
40–4911.4%
50–5910.5%
60–695.7%
70–791.1%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wugularr at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal96.6%
  2. English2.1%
  3. Greek2.1%
  4. Australian1.9%
  5. Scottish1.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages94.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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